Elon Musk appears to be backing out from abiding by the results of a Twitter poll voting him out as head of the social media platform.
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Tesla has confirmed that Gigafactory Berlin has reached a new production rate of 3,000 electric cars per week – just after Texas reached the milestone.
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Elon Musk has put his role as head of Twitter up to a vote, and the people have spoken: He should step down as the leader of the social media platform he owns.
It comes after pressure from Tesla investors, who feel abandoned.
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Today, we are featuring one of, if not the most insane, Tesla house projects. It features virtually all of Tesla’s home energy products.
Expand Expanding ClosePepsi talks Tesla Semi; exec makes strange comments about the electric truck’s range
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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter effect now hurting Tesla on a whole new level, the launch of Tesla Electric, Ford F-150 Lightning pricing, and more.
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) offers 10,000 free Supercharging miles to buyers as it tries to create urgency
Tesla has authorized its sales staff to offer 10,000 free Supercharging miles to customers who take delivery by the end of the month as it tries to create some urgency for buyers to take delivery.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla Gigafactory Texas achieves impressive annual rate of 150,000 Model Ys
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Tesla drops the price on its already cheap home charging station for electric vehicles as it tries to make its connector the new standard for North America.
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla Full Self-Driving data looks awful: We challenge Elon Musk to prove otherwise
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk: ‘I will make sure Tesla (TSLA) shareholders benefit from Twitter long-term’ – but how?
Elon Musk said that he “will make sure Tesla (TSLA) shareholders benefit from Twitter long-term” after they just lost billions of dollars.
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Expand Expanding CloseWatch Tesla Semi electric truck get tested for durability
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla releases holiday update with Apple Music, Mahjong, and more
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla opening its Superchargers to other EVs is creating a weird problem
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla restarts Model S and X deliveries in Europe after 2-year wait
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